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In an effort to make programming more accessible to its students, Stanford University is dumping Java for Javascript in its Programming Methodology course (CS 106J). The move was spearheaded by professor Eric Roberts, who believes that Java is showing its age: his ultimate goal is to transition to Javascript completely for his CS 106 course series, being that it has become the “language of the internet.”
Although Java currently holds the top spot when it comes to programming languages, making it easier for students to learn programming will encourage them to acquire these skills. Java is being used to program applications for Android amongst other things, which makes it a requirement when working in the programming field. But this change is mainly there to help students get into the concepts behind programming, instead of drowning them in “Public Static Void”-like jargon.
Although Java currently holds the top spot when it comes to programming languages, making it easier for students to learn programming will encourage them to acquire these skills. Java is being used to program applications for Android amongst other things, which makes it a requirement when working in the programming field. But this change is mainly there to help students get into the concepts behind programming, instead of drowning them in “Public Static Void”-like jargon.